yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Tell us some pages and I'll try to check. I've tried zooming in/out in several pages, I've loaded others, didn't notice anything wrong. If you could describe the issue in more detail, I could check and see if it's still present in pre RC4. When zooming in, I've noticed a slight blur for a fraction of a sec, till the text/graphics are redrawn to cope with the new zoom level...but that's barely noticeable
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
well i mostly had the problem on dolphin browser hd. I think stock browser was ok. The 1 second blurryness didn't bother me. On a different note, this is probably the wrong to place :p but which do you prefer, this or CM9?:p
[HTC Desire S] mikeyd85:
Much better IMO. Still not gb speeds, but its certainly much better than rc2.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
I am a big CM fan, used it before and I'm eagerly waiting for CM9 to be close to stable/bug fixes. But I've tested all existing ICS betas (till now) and by far Virtuous seem to be the best in terms of usability, speed and built in options. I'm sure CM will have a lot of goodies but they are not ready yet. For now I'll stick with Virtuous but I'm testing CM9 betas as well. Unfortunately, MIUI implementation of ICS is a no go for me...I love the new ICS full screen "call screen" and Android itself made a big step forward towards a sleek, very nice looking interface. MIUI has a lot of theming and options but themes are not yet fully working, most useful settings are present in both Virtuous and CM9 and, as I said, MIUI replaced the standard ICS call screen with an ugly one (in my opinion), that was similar with old GB MIUI...nothing tells me that I'm running ICS. If there will be a method to change that, I'll consider MIUI also. For now Virtuous "rullz" in my opinion
[HTC Desire S] hyperdude111:
I would agree but I have constant freezing and poor battery life on virtuos, I'm sure it's the kernels implementation of OC. Whereas for me CM9 is more stable (no freezing) and it lasts for longer.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Of course, I forgot to mention this, all my above evaluations are based mainly on my own experiences with each ROM and by reading what most people encounter in terms of bugs/issues. That could be not applicable to some phones on which the ROMs above could run better or worse than on my Desire. There are so many factors implied that usually I prefer to test it myself than listen to what others state. I read others opinion just to decide myself if it worth flashing a new ROM/version or to wait a little bit more. Something that works for me could be very well not working for somebody else (or the other way around) so it's not relevant if I don't try myself.
[HTC Desire S] mikeyd85:
Just been doing some tests in the stock browser. I've not been extensive, but in regards to web browser rendering speeds, I think I've found a very easy way to achieve better speed. It does seem to come at a cost of scrolling speed (xda forum home desktop site is awful by comparison, but its an extreme example) though.

Open browser.

Hit menu button.

Hit settings.

Hit debug.

Untick OpenGL rendering.

Perhaps the OpenGL rendering will work when we have the correct video drivers or kernel.

Hope this helps! :)

Edit: loving circle battery mod :D
[HTC Desire S] sadsac:
I flashed rc 3 over rc2 then nova and my app drawer disappeared. Fix permissions in recovery sorted it out. Can't remember if the error happened before or after I restored my nova settings...
[HTC Desire S] jsis83:
where is the news and weather in RC4 (geniewidget.apk)?.

Sorry for my english.
[HTC Desire S] luky4:
Where you RC4 ?
[HTC Desire S] docertabum:
it seems there is no such apk in rc4 (and I guess in previous as well). sorry :)
[HTC Desire S] mikep1993:
As far as I know it is included in the miui ics build.you can extract it from there and try it on this ROM.

I can't promise that it will work but you can try.
[HTC Desire S] Airpil:
I don't want to share my personal data with google. So i am prefer CM9 because CM developers doesn't spend the time for debugging of spy software.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
What's the relevance of this affirmation in this thread?
[HTC Desire S] Steinhund:
Because the user means google is spyware. I have no idea why he or she bought a Google phone. But it is always important to tell others. I am so surprised of this. I will destroy my DS. It is so dangerous. :eek:

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[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Android IS Google... We should put windows or linux instead then? I saw ubuntu is working on DS. The spyware was present in some carier software not in the google one (CarierIQ or something I recall). That has nothing to do with this ROM. If someone is so paranoid about privacy, he should not use a smartphone in the first place. Neither a computer. I'll go on the highest mountain, in the deepest cave, lock the door and throw the key. Now I feel safe and protected...

Sent from nowhere over the air...
[HTC Desire S] enomis27:
You made my day man :-)
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I never understand people like that. And if that comment was in reference to Google's privacy policy changes they're only using info you've already given them or allowed them to access. I'm sure apple does the same, if not worse, so there's no need to complain about it or even try to put people off the ROM.

And CM is still android?
[HTC Desire S] dschibril:
Since rc3 my ds seems much slower than with rc2. I didn't changed any tweeks or other things. Anyone else who can confirm this?
[HTC Desire S] uktel3315:
Is there any mirror link to pre RC4 ? this is not working for me.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Have you tried to download it with Internet Explorer? I couldn't download with Mozilla or Google Chrome (was entering in some loop and displayed the same page again and again). After using IE, at some point I was prompted to save the file...
[HTC Desire S] Steinhund:
Hope the cave is not shown on Google earth. Terrible, Google will find you everywhere. :):):):)

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[HTC Desire S] Airpil:
is it enough to approve the relevance ?

Oh..... dude you are real hamster ;)

Send me yours google's cookie from browser, and i will show to you a lot interesting.
[HTC Desire S] uktel3315:
I tried using IE as well, but no luck so far. I'm now waiting for next official release of RC4 ;)
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Pfff...and I thought I was safe. So what? I don't care if Google knows where I am. I don't care if anyone knows where I am. I am nobody and don't present interest. If someone is owning a mobile phone and it's powered (some says that it's enough to have it, not even powered), there's a whole company who knows where you are...the carrier. So who cares if besides those, Google knows too? C'mon, what we're discussing here? Are you a president? A millionaire? A public person? Or it's about the idea that someone knows some things about you without your consent? But you gave your consent, right? In the very first moment when you've pressed that "Accept/Agree" on any Term&Conditions you may have passed through. And you had a lot since you're using a mobile phone, and with Google.

This discussion is pointless. I can accept to choose between 2 ROMs based on lag, lack of functionality, or other things that affects me. But to say...this has spyware and that one don't...talking about 2 AOSP ROMs, that's hilarious. OK, you have Google software/applications in this ROM and on CM you have a separate package to flash. How many are using this phone WITHOUT having the Google account and that software installed? I might be wrong, but I think they're not so many. So if someone would like to prove his point, he'd better come with arguments. But not here...we're already changing the thread into something else. I apologize for that, I won't continue with this
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
Just installed RC3 with full wipe. 3G does not seem to be working. Any ideeas why or how can I remedy that? I am running 10.08.04_M radio.

Thank you.
[HTC Desire S] rasher67:
Talk about paranoid Android
[HTC Desire S] jimmygoska:
Have you got your APN set up correctly?
[HTC Desire S] dajappie:
Great ROM, just installed RC3 last evening and ICS is a definite improvement on various levels. Things I need (and more) are working fine: 3g/umts, wifi, bluetooth to my carkit, exchange email/agenda, people and gmail. First experience with battery life is not so good, I can almost see the percentage go down when the screen is on (down to 40% in 4 hours with mostly screen off). According to battery mgt 77% of usage was screen. Annoying as this was much better with my previous ROM's like Unity, CM7 and stock HTC Sense.

Thanks and keep up the good work!
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
Whenever I flashed a new ROM I did not have to setup the APN. I could see the H icon near the signal indicator.

Maybe some guys here that live in Romania can point me in the right direction.

I'll try to fiddle with the APN will report back.

Thank you !
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Do you have a dual number SIM? One that has 2 numbers on the same SIM? I had the same issue once, 2 days ago. Nothing from what I've tried worked: redefining APNs, reboot, power off, taking out battery, checking settings with carrier. I solved by switching back and forth between the 2 numbers on the SIM. If this doesn't work, I don't know what could be...

Sent from nowhere over the air...
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
Rapier, I only use 1 orange sim card, I've been on miui san cm7 and other sense roms with no problem, I just checked the setting with orange romania and everything is fine.

I tried toggling airplane mode and 2g/3g

I know for sure that I have HSDPA coverage where I am now.

I'll keep searching for a solution.

Maybe I will flash the zip over this again.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
I had a specific situation. One of the numbers was restricted due to payment (I delayed the payment too much) and after the service was restored, I didn't have mobile data anymore (I had it working one day before though on same RC3 ROM). Everything I've tried was a fail, except when I've switched between the 2 numbers. Also Vodafone was surprised about this and they said it's inexplicable. I suggest to take out the SIM and try with another one temporary just to "activate" the mobile data reception, then switch back to your SIM. Same as for you, my APNs were fine and properly defined so I don't think it's from there.
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
I don't know how but I managed to get HSDPA working, I am behind on my payment by a week now but that wasnt a problem before.

Anyway, seems that the problem resolved itself.

I flashed the RC3 over my current installation fiddled around with 2g/3g toggle, arplane mode, registered to network manually and somehow I got it working I can not say what was the solution exactly but it works now :)

So far I am very happy with the ROM, camera does not work tho at the moment for me but I can live with that until a final release is available.

Thank you!
[HTC Desire S] Kolo39:
I think it would be cool to intergrate an Animation Switcher into the ROM Control.

Animations, yes some Devs in Rootzwiki created Animations for ICS.

Here is a link to a German Blog with some videos and a link to the thread http://www.mobiflip.de/fluffige-animationen-fuer-den-androiden-root/ maybe the Google translator can help you
[HTC Desire S] BigPickle80:
Not sure if its been mentioned or not but USB - Thethering is very slow when transfering data, 30 mins to do 2.94 GB.
[HTC Desire S] hovie:
Hello, I posted some days ago a message saying I had a real hard battery drain. Even after wiping battery stats and everything... I had a reply from someone (can't remember his name and can't find the post back) saying I should check his solution. I think he was talking about Lord's Kernel. I'm kind of new to all this, could someone explain what that means and how to do it please?

Thanks a lot!

(This rom is great, but that battery drain is a pain in the a*s :( )
[HTC Desire S] holvoetn:
I have an extremely GOOD battery life since this version. Depending on the number of calls I get I can easily get over 24 hours, even close to 36hrs (never have it run down that far so I can not say for sure).

Are you sure you have upgraded using the proper way ?

Maybe try a complete wipe (date, Dalvik, the works ...) and then flash again.
[HTC Desire S] hovie:
Hi, thanks for your answer.

Actually, it looks better as it got to 20%, seems to drain slower.

I wiped everything I could wipe by recovery before flashing RC3. I don't know, maybe I'm just too exigent... Guess I'm gonna have to buy Galaxy Nexus next summer :D:D

Anyway, VERY good job on this ROM. Everything works flawlessly.

Cheers!
[HTC Desire S] spike110:
this rom dosent seem to work on my htc desire s saga keeps freezing all the time to where i have to take the battry out reverted to affinity for now

before anyone say yes i did a full wipe 2 times
[HTC Desire S] pandollar:
Works fine here and looks like others are satisfied with it, maybe its not the Rom!
[HTC Desire S] enomis27:
Works very well here ;-)

Swyped from my Desire S running a sweet ice cream sandwich
[HTC Desire S] Jiia:
Actually the battery life on this ROM is terreible compared to any GB ROM. It's not even stable yet so there have been no real battery tweaks yet. Yes you can get 1,5 days (36 hours) on this one if it's on slight use but GB could do 2,5 days with the same amount of usage.

I'm just wondering what happened to the updates? The ROM is still very very glitchy and it's been 10 days since the last minor update... I guess those Virtous guys are trying to keep up with way too many ROMs at the same time.
[HTC Desire S] csakthikumar:
Hi all,

I installed virtuous Quattro it was really amazing but while I try to access android market I'm getting connection timed out.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
It happens to me from time to time, but I keep pressing "Retry" till it works. It's not so often to bother me.
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
RC4

anyone else failing to connect to a hidden (non SSID broadcasting) wireless network?

When broadcasting the phone is connecting just fine.

Never had this issue with any ROM I have used so far...
[HTC Desire S] chrisi100:
Nope, no problem with hidden networks.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Nope, hidden networks are ok. Both my home and office ones are hidden and had no problems so far connecting
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Solved by changing the network prefix form the default 24 to 25.

(I am using static IP configuration and on GB there was a mask 255.255.255.0 instead)
[HTC Desire S] woti23:
don't think this is related to the rom but rather than your network topology then. 25 mask bits instead of 24 only reduces the available ip range

from

xxx.xxx.xxx.1 - xxx.xxx.xxx.254

to

xxx.xxx.xxx.1 - xxx.xxx.xxx.126
[HTC Desire S] csakthikumar:
thanks it worked
[HTC Desire S] DP4:
I've been trying to download it from file factory for 2 days, keeps stopping before the end, a mirror would be appreciated
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Thanks for clarification - networking definitely is not one of my strengths :)

I had troubles with the download too (4 or 5 tries before success).

It is quite annoying so here you go:

Mirror: link removed, see post 1527

MD5: 2984F29099E1D9D85C7566ED5FA6FCED
[HTC Desire S] Ivyn87:
There's someone that have the changelog of this RC4 test version?

I'm on the RC3.. It's more stable the RC3 or RC4 test?

Thanks and regards

Ivan
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Browse back some posts and you will get some info. Rapier posted some changes and observations right after the "leak".

My latest flash of VQ before that one was RC1, so cannot tell much. But it is definitely better :)
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
From stability point of view I didn't notice any difference...both are stable enough for daily use. On page 145 (or something) I've posted some differences between RC3 and pre RC4. Browser rendering was improved (but I use Opera and other browsers not based on webkit so there's not much to see there, only on standard browser). There are also some other small additions to RC3 but that's the nice part...the small things that makes the difference
[HTC Desire S] matthewsucks:
Hey, I've realised that when I play multi touch games such as pocket legends, the screen will not respond to touches after awhile although the game is still running, eg still auto attacking.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
There is a known bug/issue with multi touch not responding properly and having erratic behavior.
[HTC Desire S] microlah:
Flashed this ROM the other day, am I love it.

One problem I have is the battery performance is pretty bad. After about 2 hours of moderate use, the battery was already at 60%. I've already done calibrating the battery and wiping the battery stats. Didn't really help.

I searched the thread and several people mentioned having this same problem aswell, but it seemed it kinda died down and people forgot about it :rolleyes:.
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
i still have a problem with data connection. whe i turn on data i get only edge and in order to get HSDPA i have to select the network manually and then go to automatic again, after this data works fine.

i am using the latest radio available for the desire s.

shound i use an older one?

i maaged to get aprox 36 hours of battey life out of this rom. abd i am very happy wirh it. i dure hope tge final has better battery still.

thank you virtuos team for your efforts.
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Use this radio 20.48.30.0822U_3822.09.08.20. It not the latest but the one before it. It's working great in RO. I've tried the latest too but run into some stability problems and went back to the previous one. Still there are differences between us, you're on Orange not Vodafone...but in case you have issues you'd better try that one as well. Had no problems with coverage and HSDPA signal/speed
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
thank you prietene :)

i will do that tonight when i get back home. i will get back with the results.
[HTC Desire S] Behzadsh:
any mirror for RC3?

I cannot download from hulkshare :/
[HTC Desire S] meinnameisthase:
Why not download the "officially leaked" RC4 from the mirror link in post #1510?
[HTC Desire S] -Sumsy-:
saga_test_rc4 link not working from drop box :(
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
There is a bandwidth limits. Try again later (tomorrow)
[HTC Desire S] Behzadsh:
Downloading now, thanks :)

try this :)
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
that did the trick. no more data problems from what i see. thank you!
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
The mirror is online again :)
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Due to :

here is another Mirror @Mediafire.

MD5: 2984F29099E1D9D85C7566ED5FA6FCED

P.S.: I have never used this for big files so not aware of any limitations
[HTC Desire S] Sim0cYz:
I'm on RC3 and MMS aren't working.. it shows them, but it seems that can't download the text / picture.

Any way to fix them? Trying to flash RC4, will post again. :)

EDIT: same problem on RC4.. it stucks at "Download..." (after pressing the button to do so, won't retrieve automatically MMS)
[HTC Desire S] outsidetown:
Have you tried manually inputting your Network's MMS settings? Mine never worked (on any ROM) until I did that.
[HTC Desire S] [armitage]:
Tried the RC4 version today and really liked it.

Also with this rom my wifi works on channel 13,which it didn't with the latest CM9.

Really looking forward to the develpment on this one.

Thanks a lot to the devs.
[HTC Desire S] Sim0cYz:
oh yes I checked if it was all ok and yes, it's all fine. I lost (like someone before) some toggles in the slide menu after the update..
[HTC Desire S] Kolo39:
Can it be that the microphone in speech recognition mode doesn't work well? Because my phone only understands the half of my words right. I'm on RC3. Does it work better on RC4?
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
It was a bug with mic being over amplified in all applications except call. Therefore the sound could be very distorted and the voice recognition might not understand. It was reported on earlier betas also and I don't know if it was solved. It was a problem with the mic from headset as well.
[HTC Desire S] tookeuss:
Does anybody know where to download virtuous rom quattro website's wallpapers?
[HTC Desire S] mikeyd85:
Nope, still an issue.
[HTC Desire S] djsubtronic:
What has been done to this ROM to remove the "select input method" notification permanently?
[HTC Desire S] tzm41:
You can turn it on or off in Settins-Quattro Control-General UI-IME Switcher.
[HTC Desire S] djsubtronic:
Thanks, but I meant internally, if one was to implement such a feature into another AOSP ROM.
[HTC Desire S] tzm41:
Same problem, tried resetting APNs. It was okay in RC2 though...

---------- Post added at 06:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:46 AM ----------

Alright I misunderstood. But I see little necessity in that. Why not provide a switch and let users choose by themselves?
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Dude, he was asking the devs what he should change in code to have such feature implemented in another ROM. To provide a switch, you first need to know WHAT has to be changed/added to the ROM in order to have this working, since it is not a standard feature in ICS. This was the question about...not about the way it will be implemented (with/without switch or check-box)

@djsubtronic, you might ask as well what to do in order to have the icon for USB Debugging removed.
[HTC Desire S] lavier:
Gyz no info from our beloved devs......... they must b bc with their personal life but......... i am not asking for any ETAs bt a teaser for the next release would be delightful.........
[HTC Desire S] djsubtronic:
Because this is the point of open source development.
[HTC Desire S] croesus:
Is it possible to add a "Hide/Show folder" option to the Gallery? It is a very usefull option.
[HTC Desire S] Kolo39:
HTC has announced that we get ICS with Sense 3.5 at April.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mobiflip/~3/6aOROgO-jss/
[HTC Desire S] seb_lau:
This is good news, I can't wait to throw away this crappy Lumia800 and move back to my Desire S! (ATM just has Virtuous RC3 on it but will not move until we have a stable ICS ROM)
[HTC Desire S] jimmygoska:
Wünderschön!

Ive often wondered why it takes the manufacturers this long when developers that we see here can have a functional update so quickly. Im still hugely impressed with this rom! Looking forward to new future updates!
[HTC Desire S] Tapur007:
That's Awesome News! U made my day, buddy...
[HTC Desire S] mikeyd85:
In other good news, the Google chrome beta seems to be nice and fast on this rom. Find it in the market! :D
[HTC Desire S] BigPickle80:
ICS with sense? why ruin a good OS.

Anyhow anyone know what resolution or screen size this rom is running?
[HTC Desire S] Rapier:
Standard 800x480 HDPI (240)
[HTC Desire S] tux.aka.pingu:
Is it somehow possible to sync picasa with the gallery (downwards)? Cant find any related topic!

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] BillGoss:
Make sure Google Photos is ticked in Settings/Accounts/Google

Swyped from my HTC Desire S on CM9 using Tapatalk
[HTC Desire S] tux.aka.pingu:
Already had that option aktivated (couple of weeks) but there're none of my picasa photos in my gallery.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] nedd1:
I have the same issue. Sync photos is ticked but not showing in gallery. Also there is no menu on the gallery.
[HTC Desire S] Rostwildch:
Hello Virtuous team!

First of all let me congratulate your efforts and wisdom you have demonstrate creating this epic rom, from all I have tasted it is for me the best (even better than the super stable gingerbreads...)

I have a simple question: the theme support is made by the launcher developer nebkat, or is made by you? I mean, I love the rom theme but I want to change the basic color, from blue to other (I personally want it violet) leaving the rest intact. Programming it shouldn't be difficult, but I don't know if is you that can develop it.

Thanks again :)